Matthews confident of USA chance at Olympic hockey gold
The 28-year-old center is among the NHL stars who return to the Olympics for the first time since Sochi in 2014 and part of an American men's lineup seeking the first US gold since 1980's Lake Placid "Miracle on Ice" triumph.
"We feel like we're up there and we should be competing for gold," Matthews said after practice on Monday in comments on the NHL website.
"It's obviously the first Olympics in a while since (NHL talent) have been able to play but you want to consistently be up there and you...